Ye olde English village with very modern cost of living

Its crooked, half-timbered houses, medieval church and traditional pubs have made Lacock the perfect setting for television costume dramas and Hollywood movies.

The bucolic village is instantly recognisable to fans of the BBC’s Pride and Prejudice and Cranford and big screen hits including the Harry Potter movies, the 1958 film The Moonraker and The Other Boleyn Girl.

But behind the scenes some of the villagers, who often appear on screen as extras, are in revolt.

They fear that the National Trust, which owns most of the property in Lacock, is threatening the character of the picturesque Wiltshire village.

At risk, they argue, are not the bricks and mortar but the traditional community: the soul that makes the village truly unique. The trust’s insistence on charging…